Hydrant



HYDHANT. v PPEICATION FILED JUNE 28, 1918.

Patented Mar. 30, N260 .3. .i0 lf 171; Il;

,VIII/)1111114711411 GEORGE H. FERRY, OF POTSDAM, NEW YORK,

HYDBANT.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Bhu-9 30 1920 Application led June 28, 1918. Serial No. 242,459.

To all wiwi/n t may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE H. PERRY, a citizen of the 'United States, residing at Potsdam, in the county of Saint Lawrence and State of New York, have invented cer-I tain new and useful Improvements in Hydrants, of which the following is a specification.

` My invention relates to a hydrant and the main object is to provide one in which the waterwill remain in the supply main and thus at a considerable distance from the outlet, when not flowing through the hydrant, so that the hydrant will be normally empty and free of such a quantity of water as may freeze therein to result in injury or impede and delay its operation'. l

While most of the servient objects will appear obvious and apparent as the description-progresses, yet in addition to providing a non-freezable hydrant, I particularly aim to provide an apparatus of this type having a novel construction of inlet valve and operating means; one capable of manu- Fig. 5 is a cross sectional view onthe line 5 5 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a cross sectional view through the admission valve and its operating means;

Fig. 7 is a detailed cross sectional view the line 7-7 of Fig. 6, and y Fig. 8 is a cross sectional view on the line 8-8 of Fig. 4.

Referring particularly to the drawings, the hydrant casing which is shown at 10, is vertically disposed with its lower portion sunk into the ground and being hollow and substantially of pipe form as usual. One or more outlets are provided at 11, and the apparatus is to be operated by application OIl of a crank or other tool to a rotatable shaft 12 projecting above the top of the casing shown in Fig. 1.

Below. the surface of the ground, a horizontal distributing pipe 13- is providedand the casing 10 is screwed or otherwise detachably fastened thereto asat 14. The distributing pipe 13 is also screwed orotherwise detachably fastened as at `15 to the watermam shown at 16. By reason ofthe detachable connections 14 and 15, the hydrant and the distributing pipemay be detached from each other and from the main to facilitate repair, replacement or cleaning. l The admission of water from themain 16 into the supply pipe is controlledv by the position of a valve A. This valve is generally cylindrical in'shape and of skeleton formation, to this end having a cylindrical wall 17 provided with suitable openings 18 therethrough, through which the passage of the water into the distributing pipe 13 isfacilitated. The outer'end of the;l valve A is closed by a wall 19 which at its marginal edge overlaps the wall 17. and is beveled as at 20 in order to coperate with a beveled seat 21 provided at the entrance end of pipe 13. When'the valve A is in.

the position shown in Fig. 3, the supplyv of water into the distributing pipe Aand hydrant casing is cut olf. However, when the;

valve lisin the position shown in Fig. 4, the watermay pass throughthe openings 18 and into the -pipe 13 and'hydrant.

' ln order that the valve A may assume the osition of Fig. 4, it is essential that it lave a sliding movement. To this end, a bracket is disposed within the valve consisting of a section 22 rigidly fastened to the valve and a section 23 detachably secured to the section 22 as by means of bolts 24. Each section 22 and 23 has a semi-circular'socket portion 25 between which a' ball 26 is journaled and fastened. The socket portions 25 asparticularly shown in Fig. 7, have their inner faces arcuate so as to snugly lit the ball-26 asa result of which construction, the ball is mounted yagainst detachment. This ball has an axial bore 27 provided with'scr'ew` threads and through the bore a rod 28 eXtends,'having screw .threads to engage the screw threads of the ball. In order to prevent turning of the valve A relatively to the distributing pipe 13, a suitable means may be employed and to this end may consist of ribs 29 projecting inwardly from the distributing pipe 13 and entering grooves 30 in the eriphery of the valve.

Rod 28 is-preferably made in a plurality of sections, namely a and b, one section having a socket and the other section having a tenon c to extend thereinto and be clamped by means of a set screw d. By reason ofn this construction, the rod 28 may be length-` ened or shortened as desired and readily detached. Rod 2S is mounted for rotation by means of bearings 31 and 32 provided Within the pipe 13. Intermediate the bearv ings31, av collar 33 is fixed to the rod 28, preferably removably, as by means of aset screw34,lso as tol serve as an abutment to engage theS bearings 31V and prevent moyement ofthe vrod 28 longitudinally ofthe pipesection 13,.

Therod or shaft l2 may be made in a,

plurality of sections as the shaftv 28, andV employ exactly the sameconnecting and cou-` pling means as said shaft at B. Shaft 12 is journaled in a bearing 35 rigidly mounted byA the pipeV sections 13 and connectingfwlth theVv bearings 32. Onthel adjacent.- end of therods 28 and 12, bevel gearjwheels, respectivelyy designated 36 and 37, are removably secured, meshing with each other.

Itwill thusbe -seen that as the shaft 12 30 isturned, its motion will beimparted to the shaft 28 through the medium of the double gears 36,and,37. The turning movement of shaf-tv28by `reason of theL engagement ofjits screw threads with the screw threads of the ball 26, which ball therefore is in eli-'ect a.

nut, will slide the valve A to open or closed position according, to the direction of turn- 111g.` Apin 50 prevents the screw rod 28 disengagingjthe ball 2 6l when valve 19 moves toy open position.` Theball 26 prevents ,binding or tension between the valve or cavities 38 and 3.9 respectively, preferably marginally round, are provided in the ball The recessv 2,6.and oney of the sockets 2.5.

provided bythe sockets 38 and 39houses a bearingor ball`40 which binds against.` the socket 22 and the ball 26 to limit movement ofi the .ball 26 and hold it rigid duringI operation of the hydrant.

After theV valveA is closed pursuant to an operation, water remaining in the hydrantonl distributing pipe may drain therefrom through an openingor port 41, into a pit 42. or any suitable` means. The drained water may be piped as through the pipe 43, toany suitable location. Said port 41 is closed when the valve is open, that is in the positionof Fig. 4. The valvey for closing and an arm 45 joined together at one end and pivotally mounted on a rod 46 fastened to the-distributing pipe 13. Arm 44 carries a, valve head 47 which directly closes the port 41 while the arm 45 is adapted to pro- 70 ject above a longitudinally extending arm 48 rigidly secured to the bracket 22. Vhen the valve A is closed, arm 45 is in contact with the arm 48, being urged to that position by reason of a coil spring 49 fastened 75 around the rods ,4,6 with 'one endl bearing against the pipe 13 and lthe other end bea-J?-l in'g, against the underl surface of the altlrigl'. The. portl 41 is therefore, open, for draining purposesawhile. the valve A isl closed.- Asis-0 valve A `movesto open position,` Ait depresses arm 45 and accordingly moves valve head` 47-intotl1e port 4l `to. close itiy so that water will 11.01;: escape; through-.the port.4l as it flows ,through-the hydrant. i Y v Sincemerely the preferred embodimentA of the invention has beenillustrated andde-V scribed, it is tobe understood that changes, in the details of constructiony maybe:l re.- sorted to 'without departing from. its-spirit` 90 and scope. f

l. A` hydranthaving an admission Valve,` aI screw, a substantially spherical membermounted on -said screw, a framefixed-to the.; valve and mounting said member, landsaid frame having an arcuate-,portion to maintain saidmember againstv displacement.. y

2. A hydranthaving anA admissiorrfvalve,` a scre wa screw threaded member engagingy saidA screw, a, framel for said member,y a drain valve, and a means on Saidframe-c operating with the drainvalve.toshiftthe drainvalveduringits movement.

3. A hydrant having an admission-1.valve,vv 105 a screw,means to` rotate the screw, asubstantially spherical member engaging they screw, a frame having section` fixed to the valve, a removable section connected; to y the.. rstimentionedsection, said spherical member beingV mounted` by v said' sections, oney of said sections having, an` arcuateportion. to mount. the spherical member againstdisplacement,` a bearing, .intermediatelv the spherical member and oneof said sections, an arm extending from one of said sections, andadrain valve inthe path of movement of andV cooperating. with said arm.

4. A hydrant having a distributingipipe leadingfromthe.- main, ail-admission` valve, means to mount said valve forsliding-movement within the... pipe, cooperatingl Ymeans between the valve and pipe topreventindependent` rotation of thev valve and pipe, ja rod, meansto rotate thev rod, bearings-.for the rod carried by said pipe,meansfinterme diate the bearings topreventv movement of the-rod longitudinally of the pipe,a frame carried by the valve, a ball mounted in said 65 this port essentially comprises an arm 44 frame, means to permit limited rotation'ofl 130 the ball in said frame, Said rod extending into the ball and having screw threads engaging screw threads of the ball.

5. In a hydrant having a cylindrical shaped admission valve, a frame fixed within the valve, a substantially spherical member mounted in the frame, and a screw passing through the said member to reciprocate the valve.

6. In a hydrant having a cylindrical shaped admission valve, a substantially spherical ball mounted within the valve, a screw rod passing through the ball, and means to prevent rotation of the valve.

In testimony whereof I have aiixed my 15 signature in the presence of two witnesses. GEORGE I-I. PERRY. Witnesses:

HENRY F. J UER, HAMn/roN R. ACLow. 

